January 2008 - Posts
Enjoy the latest collection of various Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 casts produced by me and my colleagues at Microsoft. We would welcome your feedback and suggestions for future ones. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0: Star-Casts (*Casts) Sanjay Jain Microsoft
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To amplify your business performance with the latest releases of Microsoft Dynamics we recommend that you attend our 1-hour Web Seminar. This session, targeted for TDMs/BDMs will provide a brief background to Microsoft’s investments in building an ERP
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Chris Kinsman, VP Development and software architect at Vertafore , explained to me why he chose to use SmartClient for the AMS360 application. Vertafore serves independent insurance agents in a Software + Services (S+S) delivery model, offering the software
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Microsoft is proud to announce the availability of Visual Studio 2008 in volume licensing, retail, and MSDN download. This exciting new version was released to manufacturing (RTM) on November 19, 2007 and at that time active MSDN subscribers were able
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Deliver cutting edge web solutions and user experiences with Microsoft technologies, and differentiate yourself from the competition. Take one of the following live web seminars to learn more about designing and developing for the web with Expression
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The release date of SQL Server 2008 has been moved until the third calendar quarter, according to an article in The Data Platform Insider posted by Francois Ajenstat, director of marketing for SQL Server. In Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Roadmap Clarification
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Are you looking to build solutions for Microsoft Dynamics CRM Live or planning to host your solutions on the cloud? Microsoft Dynamics CRM comes in three flavors including “On-Premise”, “Partner Hosted” and Microsoft Hosted “CRM Live”. Whether you already
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By utilizing integration with Office Communication Server 2007, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 empowers live communication and collaboration among CRM Users irrespective of their physical location. In this screen-cast , I will walk you through this powerful
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IIS is thrilled to announce the Technical Preview 1 release of the Microsoft Web Deployment Tool! The tool provides deployment and migration support for IIS 6.0 and 7.0. It incorporates many features that enable web server administrators to deploy, sync
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From time to time I run accross ISVs that do a mix of Java and .NET and struggle to find a common CM (configuration management) system. Brian Harry has just blogged about a great example of a primarily Java shop using Team Foundation Server. There's a
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Microsoft is joining DataPortability.org who's mission is: " put all existing technologies and initiatives in context to create a reference design for end-to-end Data Portability. To promote that design to the developer, vendor and end-user community
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The Dynamics CRM 4.0 launch event has gone live at http://www.dynamicscrmlaunch.com . Check out the site and get registered for a launch event near you! John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect Evangelist
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Today, web application development is more complex than the traditional stand-alone or client/server approach to writing software. Web developers have to be familiar with the complicated ways that web servers and browsers interact, the fundamentals of
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The Windows Server 2008 MSDN Development Center has launched. This site is actively being updated to reflect the latest developer news on Windows Server 2008 as well to include links to all the greatest resources you can find out there. So if you haven’t
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While we all eagerly await the general availability of the Surface computer, it's good to know there are options available for the enthusiasts among us. If you just can't wait for that Surface experience, check out the great work by Johnny Chung Lee at
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You’re a step ahead of the pack, when you’re at PhizzPop . Phizzpop is a place to drive success of your Web business through networking , idea exchange, events , jobs , and more. The site describes techniques for how to go about building the next Web
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In case you missed it, a couple of months back we announced that we'd be making the source for .NET (among other things) available to you for debugging purposes. Well, the day has come...Scott Guthrie announced the availability on his blog, check it out
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A few weeks back I posted a new screencast about the Data Migration Manager in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 here: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 : Data Migration Manager with John O'Donnell The product team have now posted sample data for Microsoft Dynamics
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Now in its third year, MIX is an intimate opportunity for cutting-edge technical, creative and business strategists to engage Microsoft in a conversation about the future of the web. Come explore the latest wave of opportunities and help redefine the
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It's been a popular request to find how to compare the various versions of Visual Studio 2008. Here are some links to compare features: Visual Studio Team Edition comparison matrix Professional verses Standard comparison matrix
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Pledge support for Windows Server 2008 and receive major discounts on compatibility testing and certification. Join now before Launch on February 27th. Secure your place as one of the leading innovators on Windows Server 2008. To do so, you can take advantage
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The date and location of the next Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) has been announced: October 27–30, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. PDC is the definitive Microsoft event for software developers and architects focused on
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Jeff Beehler has blogged about 20 Visual Studio labs and demos and Visual Studio Team Foundation Server virtual PCs images that are available now for download. Some of them include Visual Studio Team Systems. Specifically, here’s the content included:
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Thanks to Menno from California for pointing the download announcement. The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) is for developers, system customizers, and report writers. It contains all new information about creating plug-ins, working
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Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 has reached General Availability (GA) and is now available on the January price lists. Customers and partners can now begin deploying a whole new level of value and innovation, enabling productivity gains and cost savings across
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Polish your technical skills with a full day of free, live learning sessions for developers near you. Learn hands-on skills and swap juicy stories at MSDN Events. See what’s new in IIS and why IIS7 is Microsoft’s most extensible, manageable and secure
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That's right, LINQ is hot and now you can learn all about it for FREE! Microsoft is giving away a free eBook from MS Press and all you need to do is register an email address to get it. Here's the link: Microsoft site You can also get 2 chapters from
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CDC or Change data capture is a new feature in SQL Server 2008, which is an ability to record changes to table data into another table without writing triggers or some other mechanism, Change data capture records the changes like insert, update, and delete
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The Windows Live ID service (formerly known as the Passport Network) is an identity and authentication system that you can use with your own Web site or client application. In this screen-cast I will show the various ways you can integrate LiveID in your
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In this screen cast I will talk about Windows Live Messenger control , and show you how to host it on your web site, I will also demonstrate the usage of the new presence API . To find more information • http://dev.live.com • http://www.dotnettikihut.com/
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December 2007 CTP for Windows Live Tools is released. This release is compatible with Visual Studio 2008 and ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Preview. Please find more information on Windows Live Dev Connect . For Visual Studio 2008 RTM Release and ASP.NET 3.5
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